The Crash of Hennington Patrick Ness
A satirical novel with real emotional depth, from a debut author who will appeal to readers of Peter Carey and Tom Robbins
Welcome to the seaside metropolis of Hennington, where a mysterious herd of rhinoceros has wandered city streets for so long it's become a civic feature, where the current mayor first met her husband on a nude beach, and where Jon Noth has returned after four decades to reclaim a lost love. Unfortunately for him, that lost love is Cora Larsson, long-time mayor of Hennington, happily (and flexibly) married - and still not interested...
496 pages
English edition · First published 2008 by Flamingo · ISBN 9780007292028
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